Home > NJ TRANSIT News > News Releases'TIS THE SEASON FOR EXTRA BUS SERVICE TO NEW JERSEY MALLS Holiday shoppers and employees benefit from bus service that matches extended store hours

November 19, 2008

NEWARK, NJ - NJ TRANSIT will provide shoppers and retail employees with the convenience of additional bus service to 16 major shopping destinations throughout New Jersey this holiday season to accommodate extended store hours and busy shopping times throughout the day.

Customers will benefit from additional bus trips or expanded service on 22 routes serving many of the busiest malls in northern, central and southern New Jersey during the period from Friday, November 28 through the weekend after Christmas.

NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 895,000 weekday trips on 240 bus routes, three light rail lines and 11 commuter rail lines. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 164 rail stations, 60 light rail stations and more than 18,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.